Fishing



H. A. OLSON.

FISHING APPLIANCE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 9. 19m.

Patented June 24, 1919.

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HANS A. OLSON, OF REVERE, MASSACHUSETTS.

FISHING APPLIANCE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 24., 1919.

Application filed September 9, 1918. Serial No. 253,153.

. fish and deliver them into the boat as the boat is moving through the water.

In order to give an understanding of my invention I have illustrated a selected embodiment thereof which I will now proceed to describe. The novel features will be pointed out in the appended claims.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a side view of a boat equipped with my invention,

Fig. 2 is an enlarged section on line 22 Fig. 1, I

- ig. 3 is an enlarged view of one of the scoops,

Fig. 4 is a detail view of the support for one end of the shaft, Fig. 5 is a view of the support for the other end of the shaft.

My improved device is in the nature of a scoop mounted on a boat for rotary movement and constructed so that the forward movement of the boat will give a rotary fishscooping movement to the scoop through the water. The scoop is also arranged so that any fishthat are scooped up thereby will be deposited into the boat automatically.

The boat is shown at 1 and the scoop at 2, the latter being situated at one side of the boat and rotatlvely mounted on a shaft or rod 3 that extends transversely of the boat. The scoop comprises two oppositelydisposed scoop portions each of which has an open top 4: and side walls 5 and bottom 6 of reticulated material which allows the water to drain out of the scoop when it is raised. At the central portion of the scoop are two spiral shaped passages 7 which communicate at their outer ends with the scoop portions and at their inner ends with an opening 8 formed in the iimer side wall 5 at the center of the scoop.

The scoop is so constructed that as the boat moves forwardly the resistance of the water will cause the scoop to rotate in the direction of the arrow and the scoop is so supported that as it rotates the scoop portions are alternately dipped into and raised from the water. This operation will scoop up any fish which may be following the movement of the boat along the side thereof,

and the fish thus caught will be carried through the spiral passages 7 by the rotary movement of the scoop and will be deposited in the boat through the opening 8. 81 indicates an inclined deflector which operates to receive the fish delivered from-the opening 8 and deflect them intothe boat. The scoop is made with a framework of the proper shape and preferably of piping and with walls of twine mesh which are secured to the framework. 7

The means for supporting the shaft are constructed so as to allow the shaft to rise in casethe scoop strikes bottom, and also so as to permit the shaft to swing forward or backward when it is desired to place the scoop in the boat as the boat travels to and from the fishing ground.

The end of the shaft adjacent the scoop is supported on a rest 9 which is clamped to one edge of the boat and the other end of the shaft is supported by a restTO that on a larger boat may be secured to the deck or on a small boat may be clamped to the outer edge of the boat. Each rest is provided with an arm 11 that engages the gutter 12- and with legs 13 that rest on the seat 14: and

each rest is clamped to the boat by clamps 15 that engage the shoulder 16 and extend upwardly through the rests and hand clamping nuts 17 secured on their upper ends.

The rest 9 is provided with two vertical fingers 18 and 19 between which the shaft 3 is received. The rear finger 18is considerably longer than the. front finger so that in case the scoop strikes bottom and thus raises the shaft off from the rest 9 said shaftwill not be carried over the rear finger, but will merely drop back into place again when deep water is reached. 7 p

The end of the. shaftadja'cent the rest 10 and lowered and to be swung forwardly and backwardly, said shaft has the" vertical por tion 20 having a swivel joint 21 thereon and the horizontal portion 22 that extehds'nt right angles to the main part of the shaft and 'is securecr to thrsstlO; Said horizontal portion 22 has a bearin 23 therein. 1 The swivel 21 permits the sha tto swingltoward the front er rear of the boat and thebearing;

prifi tsft hifttob? wu in o n With this construction it is possibleto swing,

shaft upwardly fiis enfly o, f ei from the -,fingers, 18 and l9 and to carry the QP acme d l f he b a nd th n to swing the v shaft forwardly or backwardly so as to v lace the; scoop within the boat while e s undt rli eans' my e pr vi for ,e

r s exam le he SCOOP, may. be h d P e; p cthe s ft 3 be w en: a s 2e; a d 2 slidably nountejd uponthe shaft 3 and secd he cn ys tsc w i 2. 1 m 2 .r T i will permit, loading of. the" scoop into the;

at: by x b e ing f t ns r w 2 d sliding a collar2-il alongthe shaft sufliciently to enable the scoop as'a whole-to slide on the shaftinto theboat.

The; shape: of} the? scoop portions is such that they will be rotated rapidly when in a vertical position; and slowly when in a horizontalposit-ion.: Hence-they will enter the in the water, the tnrni'nganovementthereof is accomplishedby thepressure' of the water thereagamst and wli1le each scoop is=outof the water 'lilS turning inove'ment'is effected by the pressure :of :thewvater against .the

other scoop. Hence each scoop constitutes means for turning the other'scoop'from the point where it leaves the water to the point where it entefr's the vater again.

It win he understood that the embodiment of the' -inVentiOn disclosed herein is"illus trativ'e' and not restrictive and i that various 1 modifications may be made 5 i'vithin the spirit and scope' of'the' following'claims.

Having thus" de'scribed n'iy' invention what I claim" as new and desire -to 'secu1ebyLetf ters' Patent, is

111111 fishing appliance, thecombination with boat of shaft extending transversely of j 'the boat said shaftf'fbeing' anchored at one "end and" provldechwith swivel joints bat is traveling to and from: the fishing:

which permit the free end to be swung up and down, forward and backward and a fish scoopcarried by and freely rotatable on is provided with swivel connections s'oias'to permit the other 'end thereof to be raised the"free' end'fof the shaft and means asso ciated "with the scoop and adapted to be acted on by the water to assist in giving the scoop 'itsrotative' movement.

2, .Inafishing appliance, the combination of a 'bo'at',"of a support at each side thereof, a shaft anchored to one support and resting freely onthe other support, said shaft hav' ing asWiVelpintnear its anchored end, a fish scoop rotativelymounted on said shaft and adapted as it rotates to dip-"into andxbef-j raised from the water, and means-associated with the scoop to rotate it when it is outof' thewater; n

3. Ina fishing appliance, the combination with a boat, of a i shaft extending trans-" versely thereacross, a twosectionfishi'scoop 3 loosely mounted on said shaft atthe side of p the boat, each section of the scoop terminab" ing at its inner 'endin a spiral-shaped pas sagewhich opens through the inner sidewall ofthe, scoop at the'central portion thereof. l

4; In a fishing appliance, theicombination with a boat,-iof rests detachably; clamped to F the sides thereof, a shaft supported on said- 3 rests, said shaft being Qpivotally connected to one rest, a scoop; member} rotati-vely, mounted on said shaft'andadapted=to be dipped into and be raised from the:Wate 1f,as-g it rotates, andmeans associated \Vlthtftl'lfiw scoop to rotate it when it is' out ofa the water. I

5. In. a fishing appliance, the combi'nati'o'n with a boat, of a shaft extending transversely thereof, a scoop;rotatablysmounted upon said shaft and adapted to be dipped: into andj' raised from-.the wa ter as! itemtates, the pressure of the?waterzagainst'sthev scoop-:due to the forward motion of therboat 1 operating to give rotati've movement'toithe scoop while it is in the wateryand zmeans also acted on by said pressure of "the water to continue therrotative"movement of the" scoop when it is out of the water.

6. In a fishing appliance, thecombination' with a boat," of a shaft extending trans versely thereof, a scoop"rotatably mouiited upon said shaft and adapted'to dip into' and rise"fronr the water as it rotates, saidscoop having provision for permitting the"-di's'- charge' into the boat of fishcangh't thereby; and means associated with tlfe"scoop andW acted on bythe'pres'sure ofthwwate'r'as the boat movesforward 'to maintain rotati've" 120 movement'of the scoop while'itis o'udo'fthe" water.

7 In a fishing appliance, tlfecotnbiriation withfa 'boat, of' ash'aft extendiiigi trans versely of said boat, a pagia'of o posite-1311 disposed symmetrically arranges scoop" members, each having a curved bottom the rotation thereof and the delivery of fish merging into a central spiral Wall adjacent caught therein through said central opening the shaft and each being provided with an into the boat. 10 opening in its side adjacent the boat Where- In testimony whereof I have signed my by when the boat moves forward the pres name to this specification.

sure of the Water acting upon the bottoms of the scoop members alternately will cause HANS A. OLSON.

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